Ministry of Justice of Denmark (, , ) is the Danish government ministry responsible for the general judicial system, including the police and the prosecution service, the courts of law, and prisons and the probation service. In addition, the Ministry is responsible for legislation in the areas of criminal, private and family law, the law of trusts and foundations, nationality law and data protection law. The Ministry of Justice of Denmark might oversee the administration of justice in Greenland.
The entirety of the judicial system () is overseen by the Ministry of Justice.
Councils, boards, commissions
Agencies
Director for Public Prosecution
Danish Court Administration
Danish Prison and Probation Service
Danish Civil Affairs Agency
Danish Data Protection Agency
Danish Critical Supply Agency
Councils
Det Dyreetiske Råd (the Council for Animal Ethics) Det Særlige Råd vedr. Dyreværnsspørgsmål (the Special Council for Animal Protection Issues) Rådet for Dyreforsøg/Dyreforsøgstilsynet (the Council for Animal Testing/The Supervisory Authority on Animal Testing) Retslægerådet (the Forensic Medicine Council) Datarådet (the Data Council) Det Kriminalpræventive Råd (the Crime Prevention Council) Dommerudnævnelsesrådet (the Judicial Appointment Council) Færdselssikkerhedskommissionen (the Road Safety Commission) Rådet for Sikker Trafik (the Council for Safe Road Traffic) Rådet vedrørende Hold af Særlige Dyr (the Council Regarding the Possession of Certain Animals) Tilsynsrådet vedr. Beskæftigelse af Indsatte (the Supervisory Council for the Occupation of Inmates)
Boards
Advokatnævnet (the Disciplinary Board of the Bar and Law Society) Erstatningsnævnet (Criminal Injuries Compensation Board) Det Færøske Erstatningsnævn for Voldsofre (the Faroese Damages Board for Victims of Assault) Det Grønlandske Erstatningsnævn for Voldsofre (the Greenlandic Damages Board for Victims of Assault) Politiklagenævnene (Independent Police Complaints Authority) Pressenævnet (the Press Board) Procesbevillingsnævnet (the Appeals Permission Board)
Legal commissions
Advokatudvalget
Arbejdsgruppen om hold af heste
Arbejdsgruppen om reglerne for udførsel af våben mv. Arbejdsgruppen om slagtefjerkræ Arvelovsudvalget Jurisdiktionsudvalget Konkursrådet Offentlighedskommissionen Retsplejerådet Straffelovrådet Strafferetsplejeudvalget Tinglysningsudvalget Udvalget om elektronisk Lovtidende Udvalget om offentligt ansattes ytringsfrihed og meddeleret Udvalget om retsvirkningerne af digital signatur mv. Udvalget om sanktionsfastsættelse i sager om spiritus- og promille-kørsel mv. Udvalget om TV-overvågning Udvalget vedrørende Politiets og Forsvarets Efterretningstjenester
Other commissions
Justitsministeriets Forskningspolitiske Udvalg
Kursusudvalget vedr. obligatorisk efteruddannelse af advokat-fuldmægtige
Wamberg-udvalget
Committee
Bestyrelsen for Domstolsstyrelsen
Inspections
Danish Data Protection Agency
Dyreforsøgstilsynet
Statens Våbenkontrol
List of ministers
See List of Justice Ministers in Denmark
See also
Justice ministry
Justitsministre fra Danmark (Ministers of Justice from Denmark) Politics of Denmark
References
External links
Justitsministeriet Danish Ministry of Justice, official website. Retrieved March 12, 2011